Netanyahu’s approach to Gaza has bolstered Hamas, destroyed the strip, and endangered everyone in it. Only a political answer can change that.
My stomach has been churning for four days. In recent years I’ve harshly criticized Israel’s policies in Gaza, written extensively about the blockade strangling Gaza, and formed friendships with Palestinians from Gaza. From this perspective, it is important for me to write that there is no justification for Hamas’ unimaginable, brutal massacre — the slaughter of entire families, hundreds of young people at a party, and small children. It’s a war crime.
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